Chase Elliott cracks the top three on this list thanks to his win Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. But it wasn't just that race. It was the fifth-place finish at Richmond. And then the third place (after William Byron passed him on the last lap) at Martinsville. The fact he …...Read More
NASCAR Power Rankings: Chase Elliott hits highest position of season
Fundraising effort for conflict-hit Ethiopia garner just over half of $1B goal
A United Nations-backed gathering raised pledges of almost $630 million for Ethiopia's humanitarian crisis on Tuesday but fell short of the $1 billion sought to help feed and support millions of people facing conflict and climate change in Africa's second most populous country. The United States, Ethiopia's leading humanitarian donor, …...Read More
Inequality, unemployment, inflation in India are at all time high, says Parakala Prabhakar
April 16, 2024 10:57 pm | Updated 11:03 pm IST - CHENNAI Inequality, unemployment among youth, inflation of various commodities and household debt are at an all-time high in the country, said political economist Parakala Prabhakar, in Chennai on April 16. Speaking at a national colloquium on the present political …...Read More
Ahead of poll rallies, PM holds roadshow in Guwahati
April 16, 2024 10:54 pm | Updated 10:55 pm IST - GUWAHATI GUWAHATI Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Guwahati on Tuesday evening, ahead of his election rallies in Assam and Tripura on Wednesday. Thousands of people lined up on both sides of the arterial Guwahati-Shillong Road for …...Read More
House resolution condemning 'From the River to the Sea' chant as antisemitic passes with 44 opposed
The House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning a pro-Palestinian activist chant as antisemitic on Tuesday – but 43 Democrats and one Republican voted against it. A House GOP-led resolution introduced by Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, R-N.Y., to formally criticize the use of the phrase "From the river to the sea, …...Read More
Scooter rider’s death caused by overspeeding, say police
April 16, 2024 10:53 pm | Updated 10:53 pm IST - KOCHI Even as the family of the youngster who was killed after getting entangled in a cordon-off rope tied across the road continued to blame his death on police indifference, the Kochi City police insisted that they had merely …...Read More
Reforms needed in the voting process | Explained
April 16, 2024 10:45 pm | Updated 10:45 pm IST The story so far: The Supreme Court has decided to hear petitions seeking 100% cross-verification of the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with the vote count as per Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). What is the history of voting …...Read More
Caitlin Clark's Fever jersey sells out most sizes one hour after being drafted
Caitlin Clark fever has already struck the WNBA. Shortly after the Indiana Fever selected her with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA Draft on Monday, most sizes of Clark's jersey were sold out on Fanatics within an hour. It's unknown how many Clark jerseys Fanatics sold, but extra small, …...Read More
A faceoff leads to Home Minister P. Subbaroyan being divested of Police portfolio in 1947
April 16, 2024 10:44 pm | Updated 10:44 pm IST Intra-party tussles have a long history, both at the national level and in Tamil Nadu. It is well known that during the pre-Independence days, the working of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) was characterised by two groups: one owing …...Read More
Vigil for WPC Yvonne Fletcher as hopes grow for prosecution 40 years after 'callous' murder
More than a thousand people are expected to flood a pretty London square to celebrate the life of a police officer murdered there exactly 40 years ago. PC Yvonne Fletcher, 25, was shot dead by a bullet fired from inside the Libyan embassy while she was policing a demonstration outside …...Read More
